I want to know what city is the most desolate. What city has the most vacant lots and abandoned buildings. What city is nearly a complete ghost town. New York City has suffered from urban blight 30 years ago, but New York City has changed itself so fast that you would never imagine the blight ever happening. I want to see what real blight looks like. Can anyone tell me what city that is.
2006-10-22 14:55:13 · 14 answers · asked by yardie1997 1 in Social Science ➔ Economics
the big easy, New Orleans now
2006-10-22 14:58:32 · answer #1 · answered by million$gon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dayton Ohio is circling the Drain. Alot of Urban flight, vacant homes, homeless population is up,Violent crime is up, businesses leaving the downtown area for the burbs or other states.
2006-10-22 22:05:05 · answer #2 · answered by grapelady911 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really irritates me when people say Detroit for these types of questions. I live there and it is not run down. Sure it has its bad sections just like any other large city but if you don't live there don't judge by the bad rap the media gives.
2006-10-25 16:02:57 · answer #3 · answered by thesweetestthings24 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Crawford, Texas
2006-10-23 13:09:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Detroit, Gary Indiana, and New Orleans
2006-10-22 22:04:27 · answer #5 · answered by ben 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here are some that come to mind:
Detroit, Mich.
Gary, Ind.
East St. Louis, Ill.
Buffalo, N.Y.
Youngstown, Oh.
New Orleans, La.
Flint, Mich.
Rochester, N.Y. (sigh)
2006-10-22 22:14:18 · answer #6 · answered by Rochester 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cleveland was pretty bad when i was there in the mid 90s. we would drive through the downtown and you'd be lucky to see any pedestrians. it literally felt like a ghost town.
2006-10-22 22:04:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baltimore.....while the inner harbor is wonderful much of the other parts of the city are horrible.
2006-10-22 22:03:40 · answer #8 · answered by kissmybum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St.Louis, Missouri. It's in worse shape than Detroit.
2006-10-22 22:03:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Detroit. It is the nastiest most crime infested, dilapidated, filthy toilet of a city I have ever seen.
2006-10-22 22:36:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋